Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Changes in Goodwill

Goodwill is our primary intangible asset not subject to amortization.  The changes in carrying amount in the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

	Total		MergeHealthcare		MergeDNA
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	209,829	$	-	$	-
Increase due to acquisitions		4,431		-		-
Allocation to operating segments		-		194,115		20,145
Increase due to foreign currency		52		-		52
Balance at December 31, 2012		214,312		194,115		20,197
Increase due to foreign currency		62		-		62
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	214,374	$	194,115	$	20,259

Other Intangible Assets

Our intangible assets subject to amortization are summarized as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 as follows:

			December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Period (Years)		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Purchased software		3.8	$	31,542	$	16,885	$	31,066	$	12,350
Capitalized software		2.5		1,910		1,685		1,825		1,534
Customer relationships		5.3		46,333		22,740		46,302		15,012
Backlog		1.0		9,680		9,448		9,680		8,338
Trade names		6.9		1,463		605		1,463		446
Non-competes		3.3		3,190		1,673		3,190		1,211
Total			$	94,118	$	53,036	$	93,526	$	38,891

Estimated Future Amortization Expense

Estimated aggregate amortization expense for our intangible assets, which become fully amortized in 2022, for the remaining periods is as follows:

For the year ending December 31:	2014		12,378
2015			9,864
2016			7,819
2017			5,637
2018			3,402
Thereafter			1,982
Total		$	41,082

Amortization Expense

Amortization expense, including impairments for our intangible assets, is set forth in the following table:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Amortization included in cost of sales:
Purchased software	$	4,525	$	5,501	$	4,915
Capitalized software		152		205		189
Backlog		1,110		2,211		3,745
Total		5,787		7,917		8,849
Amortization included in operating expenses:
Customer relationships		7,719		7,434		5,667
Trade names		159		732		3,241
Non-competes		461		461		496
Total		8,339		8,627		9,404
Total amortization	$	14,126	$	16,544	$	18,253